padalyn
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I have been lucky enough to have an engine room tour as well...that was AWESOME!!! Very loud...but amazing! The galley tour is usually only offered on longer cruises...so you should be in luck. Going "back stage" is very interesting, the ship really is a small city. At the end of the tour you get a fresh baked cookie (yumm). I have a photo somewhere of the soup pots...they each (there are 4 or 6 I don't recall) hold 2500 gal of soup
..big enough for a bath...I (of course) got the immeidate visual of Bugs Bunny being made into soup (remember that cartoon?) it was hard not to laugh at the poor officer giving the tour because of the visual image in my head (I whispered it to my traveling companion and she also was trying not to laugh!)as far as carrying on wine...I do not need to use a large carryon bag to fly, so I pack a rolling one that is max size inside my checked bag if I have weight space, if not...I take a very empty carryon. Then I repack everything) using the expansion area of the checkd bag to put everything I can in that bag. Then I have a rolling bag to carry on...and I have a VERY heavy carryon bag! I have taken as many as 23 bottles onboard with me...always in Florida...I have some concerns about the TSA guys in Calif...not sure they will understand as well as the very kind folks in FL. Rule is - you HAVE to carry it on...DO NOT PUT IN CHECKED/PORTERED BAGS. They will confiscate it. DO put your wine key in the checked bags..the knife will trip the TSA alert thingys.
Also - you can buy wine or liquor in port as well...When I did the Baltic I was trying to buy a bottle in each port to drink that night at dinner...worked out pretty well! I carried on 14 bottles of hard cider in Dover that were in small cask shaped bottles...perfect for the Pirate party (which was VERY cold I might add!)
Great tips Kel - thanksI've noticed lots of recommendations for the shoe organizers - the line for the togs is a great one - better make a list of things to get at Walmart when we get to LA!
This might be a silly question, but where do the kids eat on the night we go to Palo?
Shoe organizers are great for all the small things that tend to collect in the cabin.
Kids can eat at the regular table (depending on the age of course) and the servers will help them out! I have seen (on one cruise a few years back) 2 teenage kids that ate alone every dinner...the parents showed up the first night to get them set...we never saw the parents again! The kids were at a table by themselves so the staff shifted them to another table that had other teenagers...worked out well. I finally couldn't stand it anymore and had to ask why they ate alone every night...some medical issue and the parents had to eat in the cabin. I have seen kids as young as 4 eating without parents in the dining rooms...so you will be able to get your kids fed!
I don't think it has to be conceirge - I have been to private tastings hosted by folks on deck 2...but I have to second the person who said there is already a lot to do. I think someone would have to set it up through DCL - check with the champagne girls host - she is doing that type of thing.
For those who are looking for the "how to pack" answer...PM me...I can pack for 6 weeks in one checked bag and one carry on...all within weight limits (very very close to 50 & 23 pounds
) I am willing to share my secrets and packing lists to those who are interested.Cayla
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Wish I would have known about the FE's earlier....
